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rhumb
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Rhumb
(gcide) | Rhumb \Rhumb\, n. [F. rumb, Sp. rumbo, or Pg. rumbo, rumo,
probably fr. Gr. ??? a magic wheel, a whirling motion, hence
applied to a point of the compass. See Rhomb.] (Navigation)
A line which crosses successive meridians at a constant
angle; -- called also rhumb line, and loxodromic curve.
See Loxodromic.
[1913 Webster]
To sail on a rhumb, to sail continuously on one course,
following a rhumb line.
[1913 Webster] |
rhumb
(wn) | rhumb
n 1: a line on a sphere that cuts all meridians at the same
angle; the path taken by a ship or plane that maintains a
constant compass direction [syn: rhumb line, rhumb,
loxodrome] |
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rhumb
(encz) | rhumb, n: |
rhumb line
(encz) | rhumb line, n: |
rhumba
(encz) | rhumba, n: |
rhumb line
(gcide) | Rhumb \Rhumb\, n. [F. rumb, Sp. rumbo, or Pg. rumbo, rumo,
probably fr. Gr. ??? a magic wheel, a whirling motion, hence
applied to a point of the compass. See Rhomb.] (Navigation)
A line which crosses successive meridians at a constant
angle; -- called also rhumb line, and loxodromic curve.
See Loxodromic.
[1913 Webster]
To sail on a rhumb, to sail continuously on one course,
following a rhumb line.
[1913 Webster] |
To sail on a rhumb
(gcide) | Rhumb \Rhumb\, n. [F. rumb, Sp. rumbo, or Pg. rumbo, rumo,
probably fr. Gr. ??? a magic wheel, a whirling motion, hence
applied to a point of the compass. See Rhomb.] (Navigation)
A line which crosses successive meridians at a constant
angle; -- called also rhumb line, and loxodromic curve.
See Loxodromic.
[1913 Webster]
To sail on a rhumb, to sail continuously on one course,
following a rhumb line.
[1913 Webster] |
rhumb
(wn) | rhumb
n 1: a line on a sphere that cuts all meridians at the same
angle; the path taken by a ship or plane that maintains a
constant compass direction [syn: rhumb line, rhumb,
loxodrome] |
rhumb line
(wn) | rhumb line
n 1: a line on a sphere that cuts all meridians at the same
angle; the path taken by a ship or plane that maintains a
constant compass direction [syn: rhumb line, rhumb,
loxodrome] |
rhumba
(wn) | rhumba
n 1: syncopated music in duple time for dancing the rumba [syn:
rumba, rhumba]
2: a folk dance in duple time that originated in Cuba with
Spanish and African elements; features complex footwork and
violent movement [syn: rumba, rhumba]
3: a ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance [syn: rumba,
rhumba]
v 1: dance the rhumba [syn: rhumba, rumba] |
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